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CDI_EOD

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Updated: Dec 11, 01m
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NAME

cdi_eod - send an end of data SCSI command to a tape device  

SYNOPSIS

cdi_eod
-f device [ -v ] [ -t { s | t | g | n | m | i } ]
 

DESCRIPTION

The cdi_eod program sends an end of data (eod) SCSI command to a tape device. The cdi_eod program also returns the status of the named SCSI device (with the -f option).  

OPERANDS

-f
device
Specifies the device to issue the eod SCSI command to. The -f option is a required option.
 

OPTIONS

-t
Use the -t option to specify the method of tape functions to use to issue the eod SCSI command. If the -t option is not specified, the default method is to use the OS tape driver SCSI passthrough functions. Please refer to the libcdi (1m) manpage for a complete list of access methods currently supported by the cdi_eod program.
-v
Run the program in verbose mode. This option will print out the version number of the CDI library used by the program.
 

EXAMPLES

Sample output including drive status information:



% cdi_eod -f /dev/rmt/2cbn
CDI_EOD successful.
elapsed time for command was 0 seconds
cdi_info.drivestat is:
status = 0, DRIVE_STATUS_READY
msg = The tape drive is ready for use
 

SEE ALSO

libcdi(1m)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPERANDS
OPTIONS
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

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